Chelsea vs Liverpool LIVE: FA Cup final result, final score and reaction as Liverpool win penalty shootout
Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool (Liverpool win 6-5 on penalties): Follow reaction from Wembley as Liverpool beat Chelsea on penalties
Liverpool have won the FA Cup after beating Chelsea on penalties at Wembley. Kostas Tsimikas scored the winning penalty in sudden-death, after Alisson saved from Mason Mount.
Liverpool and Chelsea met in a rematch of February’s Carabao Cup final, and this encounter played out in remarkably similar fashion. Both sides had several opportunities to win the match in normal time and althought the frantic nature of the contest slowed in extra time, it followed 90 breathless minutes at Wembley.
Liverpool made a bright start and threatened early through Luis Diaz, who was denied by Edouard Mendy in the first chance of the match, but Chelsea came back into it in what was a level first half. Alisson also made a good save to stop Marcos Alonso while Christian Pulisic and substitute Diogo Jota had chances, but it was an injury to Mohamed Salah that was the most notable incident of the first half, with the Liverpool forward coming off on 32 minutes with a groin problem.
It was Chelsea’s turn to start quickly after the break, as Alonso went close and Alisson saved Pulisic’s effort, before Alonso hit the crossbar with a free-kick. Diaz and Jota were next to whistle shots narrowly wide, and then Andy Robertson hit the post with a volley from close range. As the final crept closer to extra time, Diaz curled a shot narrowly wide on the breakaway to almost win the final in the closing seconds.
Follow reaction from Chelsea vs Liverpool in the 2022 FA Cup final, below:
Penalties: Chelsea 3 - 4 Liverpool
Trent Alexander-Arnold is up next for Liverpool. He calmly guides his effort into the bottom right hand corner as Mendy dives the wrong way.
Liverpool are one kick away from winning the trophy.
Penalties: Chelsea 3 - 3 Liverpool
No nonsense from Ross Barkley. He smokes his penalty into the back of the net!
Penalties: Chelsea 2 - 3 Liverpool
Roberto Firmino stutters in his run up but manages to swerve the spot kick wide of Mendy’s left hand!
Penalties: Chelsea 2 - 2 Liverpool
Reece James scored in the Carabao Cup final and he scores again here! He waits for Alisson to move and flicks it down the middle.
Penalties: Chelsea 1 - 2 Liverpool
Can Thiago Alcantara take advantage for Liverpool?
Yes he can! Calmly dinking it home off the inside of the left post.
Penalties: Chelsea 1 - 1 Liverpool
Missed! Cesar Azpilicueta goes for power and drills his penalty into the right hand post!
Penalties: Chelsea 1 - 1 Liverpool
James Milner is man to take Liverpool’s first effort. Edouard Mendy dives the correct way and gets a touch but Milner hits it hard and beats the goalkeeper!
Penalties: Chelsea 1 - 0 Liverpool
The Chelsea defender runs up and guides it calmly into the bottom left hand corner!
Penalties: Chelsea 0 - 0 Liverpool
Marcos Alonso is going to take the first penalty.
ET Full-time: Chelsea 0 - 0 Liverpool
120+1 mins: As was the case in the Carabao Cup final the match ends 0-0 after extra-time and the destination of the FA Cup will be decided by a penalty shootout.
Liverpool were victorious back in February winning the shootout 11-10. Who will triumph this time?
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